Cooper Koch‘s received lots of love for the convicted assassin he performed … saying he cares for Erik Menendez — and, assembly him in jail was a deal with.
The actor — who performs Erik in Ryan Murphy’s “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” — spoke with Deadline on the Movement Image Academy Gala Saturday evening … and, he says his assembly with Erik was “rewarding”
Cooper says making ready to play Erik was kind of like making ready to fulfill him as properly … explaining he developed a belief and take care of Menendez over hours of preparation.
As you recognize, Erik slammed ‘Monsters’ as a dishonest portrayal of his and his brother Lyle’s lives … and, we instructed you the 2 obtained a go to quickly after from Koch and Kim Kardashian.
Cooper stated he truly received a hug from EM on the jail the place Eric and Lyle are serving life sentences for murdering their mother and father 35 years in the past. He later revealed he’d spoken to Erik who expressed his displeasure with the collection earlier than it got here out — so the criticism wasn’t stunning to anybody concerned.
Like many individuals — together with quite a few members of the Menendez household — Kim got here out after the assembly and stated the brothers need to be launched from jail.
The Los Angeles D.A. is at present reviewing their case and deciding if his workplace will push for a retrial or a resentencing of the Menendezs that would see them launched from jail.
Appears Cooper will likely be ready with open arms to welcome the lads again to society in the event that they do get out … with a lot of love and care.